Fast startup doesn't use battery power while the machine is shut down. Instead, it saves a hibernation file to disk.
See the article at https://www.howtogeek.com/243901/the-pros-and-cons-of-windows-10s-fast-startup-mode/ Thus I don't think turning it off would save battery at all. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kevin Sent: Thursday, July 6, 2017 10:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [JAWS-Users] dell 5000 series laptop(tablet) oops forgot to say I’m using windows 10 17 03 jaws 18 latest but I don’t think that matters here is my previous email for the question I’m having problems removing quick startup. the reason I do not want quick startup is because this is a laptop or so dell says tablet if quick startup is enabled when I turn off the machine it really still be on only in hibernation mode and the battery will still be draining.now this is my vacation computer so I can’t always plug it in. I need that battery for it’'s all 6 hours! I’m not sure if I setup my computer account as an Admin how can I remove quick startup? Email is golden!!! Kevin Lee For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
